Galleon or Gold-Galleon is the most valued coin of the wizarding currency. One Galleon is equal to 17 Sickles or 493 Knuts. Galleons are made of gold.
Galleon
The Galleon is the largest and most valuable coin in the British wizard currency. It is gold, round and larger than the other coins are.
Around the rim of the Galleon is inscribed at least one serial number, which identifies the goblin who was responsible for minting the coin. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione enchants fake Galleons to show the time and date of the next Dumbledore's Army meeting instead of the serial number.Galleons made of Leprechaun gold were common at Quidditch games where Leprechauns are the mascots for the Irish team. These Galleons are occasionally in temporary circulation (they vanish a few hours after appearing), but goblin experts at Gringotts can differentiate them from real ones.
Rubeus Hagrid used Leprechaun gold fake Galleons at a Care of Magical Creatures class, while teaching students about Nifflers' ability to hunt for shiny objects like coins.
Ludo Bagman used Leprechaun gold to pay Fred and George Weasley after their bet resulting in them blackmailing Ludo with no luck.
Ronald Weasley paid Harry Potter back for a pair of omnioculars with Leprechaun gold, without realising that it wasn't real.
Around the rim of the Galleon is inscribed at least one serial number, which identifies the goblin who was responsible for minting the coin. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione enchants fake Galleons to show the time and date of the next Dumbledore's Army meeting instead of the serial number.Galleons made of Leprechaun gold were common at Quidditch games where Leprechauns are the mascots for the Irish team. These Galleons are occasionally in temporary circulation (they vanish a few hours after appearing), but goblin experts at Gringotts can differentiate them from real ones.
Rubeus Hagrid used Leprechaun gold fake Galleons at a Care of Magical Creatures class, while teaching students about Nifflers' ability to hunt for shiny objects like coins.
Ludo Bagman used Leprechaun gold to pay Fred and George Weasley after their bet resulting in them blackmailing Ludo with no luck.
Ronald Weasley paid Harry Potter back for a pair of omnioculars with Leprechaun gold, without realising that it wasn't real.
Sickle
A Sickle or Silver-Sickle is a form of currency in the wizarding world that is made out of silver. One Sickle is equal to 29 Knuts, and 17 Sickles make up a Galleon.
The Knut (pronounced K'noot) or Bronze-Knut is the least valued coin in wizarding currency. There are 29 Knuts in one silver Sickle, and there are 493 Knuts in one golden Galleon. A Knut is also approximately equal to one British Penny.
Fred and George Weasley gave their brother Ron a one knut discount on their merchandise at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, although this discount was applied to the entire purchase and not per-item.
The wizarding newspaper called the Daily Prophet costs one Knut when delivered by owl.
Fred and George Weasley gave their brother Ron a one knut discount on their merchandise at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, although this discount was applied to the entire purchase and not per-item.
The wizarding newspaper called the Daily Prophet costs one Knut when delivered by owl.